AVOWRY


Meaning of AVOWRY in English

/euh vow"ree/ , n. , pl. avowries . Law.

a plea by a defendant in an action of replevin who admits taking the distrained goods and shows just cause for the taking.

[ 1300-50; ME avowrie avouerie, equiv. to avou ( er ) to AVOW + -erie -RY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .